Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo (Naples, 24 May 1900 - Rome, 31 October 1984), was an Italian playwright, actor, director, screenwriter and poet. Considered one of the most important Italian theatrical authors of the twentieth century, he was the author of numerous theatrical works which he himself staged and interpreted and, later, translated and performed by others also abroad. A prolific author, he also worked in the cinema with the same roles covered in the theatrical activity. For his artistic merits and contributions to culture, in 1981, he was appointed senator for life by the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini and was awarded two honorary degrees in literature from the University of Birmingham in 1977 and from the University of Rome La "Sapienza" in 1980. It was also proposed for the Nobel Prize for literature [2]. Eduardo is still today, together with Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo and Carlo Goldoni, one of the most appreciated and represented Italian theater authors abroad He was born in Naples on May 24, 1900. Natural son of the actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta and of the theater dressmaker Luisa De Filippo, Eduardo and his brothers were recognized as children by their mother whose surname they took De Filippo. Eduardo Scarpetta, married on March 16, 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, with whom he had three children (Domenico, Maria and Vincenzo), had an extra-marital relationship with his granddaughter Luisa De Filippo (daughter of Luca, brother of Rosa De Filippo) from which Titina, Eduardo and Peppino were born.
Ghosts of Rome
as Don AnnibaleAn old prince lives in his ancient palace in Rome together with the ghosts of his ancestors....
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Everybody Go Home!
as Signor InnocenziWhen Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to...
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The Gold of Naples
as Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza...
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Ferdinand I King of Naples
as PulcinellaThe story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government...
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Non ti pago!
as Don Ferdinando QuaglioloThe owner of a lottery store refuses to pay a large sum won by one of his workers that he hates,...
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The Shortest Day
as mafiosoTwo jerks are enlisted in the Italian army during W.W.1 and by pure luck manage to help win an...
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Christmas at the Cupiello Household
as LucaLuca Cupiello, like every Christmas, prepares the crib, amid the disinterest of his wife...
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The Seven Deadly Sins
as Eduardo (segment "Avarice and Anger")A compilation of segments covers the seven deadly sins of greed, wrath, envy, pride, lust,...
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Ragazze da marito
as Oreste MazzilloOreste is known for his deliberation and caution in handling license forms at his office.But...
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Side Street Story
as Gennaro IovineA combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the...
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It Happened in the Park
as Donato Ventrella (segment: Il paraninfo)Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are...
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100 Years of Love
as Soldier Vincenzo Pagliaro (segment "Purificazione")Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino...
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Christmas at the Cupiello House
as uncreditedLuca Cupiello lives with the wife Concetta, the son Tommasino, and a brother, Pasquale. The son...
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Three Girls from Rome
as VittorioThree gorgeous seamstresses meet on the historic steps of the Piazza de Spagna in Rome to...
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Campane a martello
as Don AndreaAgostina is a maid turned prostitute during World War II. She sends all the money she makes to...
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Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
as Zi' NicolaStuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito, sometimes has difficulty...
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L'uomo dai calzoni corti
as Gennaro EspositoSalvatore, known as "bread loaf", escapes from Caltanissetta's brewery to find his mother he...
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Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia
as Pasquale GrifonePasquale Grifone, who lives in Naples with his family, receives in a dream the visit of Dante...
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Fortunella
as Il capocomicoA poor girl is convinced she is the daughter of a prince.
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The Lucky Five
as Eduardo MoschettoneFour poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it....
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The Anatomy of Love
as Amedeo StiglianoNine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.
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My Name Is Anna Magnani
as SelfTraces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted...
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Neopolitans in Milan
as Salvatore AianelloAfterfive people die in crumbling Naples housing run by Northerners, the Southern relatives trek...
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Three Cornered Hat
as Don Teofilo, il governatoreA comedy about a governor who wants a miller's wife and tries to fix a night with her by putting...
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Position Wanted
as Raffaele, il professore di matematicaMaria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting...
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Ti conosco, mascherina!
as CarmineAn unscrupulous theatrical agent introduces his latest "discovery" to an elderly baron who...
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Traviata 53
as Commendator CesatiAn engineer has a romance with the mistress of a rich banker but she sacrifices...
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I Do Not Move
as Carlo MezzettiFormer batsman Carlo Mezzetti, who has been left homeless with his daughter Annuccia, takes...
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Casanova farebbe così!
as Don FerdinandoA country braggart bets that he can spend a night with a local beauty. When he is surprised by...
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Courtyard
as LuigiA teenager escapes from a reformatory and is accused of theft.
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Tre Calzoni Fortunati
as uncreditedDon Felice Sciosciammocca, a poor and simple man, goes to the day, hoping that sooner or later...
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Yvonne of the Night
as L'avvocato RubiniCarlo Rutelli falls in love with the beautiful variety singer Yvonne la Nuit, but his father...
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Marito e Moglie
as Don Matteo / GennarinoTwo episode about the married life. In the first one a paralyzed man is forced by her wife to...
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Il fidanzato di mia moglie
as Gaspare BelliniEnrico breaks up his marriage to Renata because he discovers that in the registry office she is...
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Raw Wind in Eden
as Urbano VarnoPassengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard...
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Assunta Spina
as Michele BoccadifuocoAssunta, a commoner of Naples, is scarred by her lover Michele for jealousy.
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A che servono questi quattrini?
as marchese Eduardo ParascandoloMarquis Eduardo Parascandolo, after having squandered all his possessions for not having cared...
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Gennareniello
as Gennaro, pensionatoGennareniello, a crazy inventor, is married to Concettina and lives at home with his son...
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Quei due
as Il professoreAdventures of two provincial actors looking for anyway done with something to eat. They are...
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Filumena Marturano
as Domenico SorianoFilumena, an ex-prostitute and for decades Domenico Soriano's lover, discovers that he intends...
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Life Begins Anew
as Il professoreA compelling portrayal of postwar Rome
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Il Cilindro
as Agostino MuscarielloThe comedy, centered on five characters (Rita, Rodolfo, Agostino, Bettina, and Don Attilio - "o...
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'Na Santarella
as uncreditedHappy Sciosciammocca has a double life: he plays sacred music in the convent of Rondinelle and...
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In campagna è caduta una stella
as Pasquale MontuoriAn American starlet inflames two Italian peasants who forget about their respective fiance's....
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I Was to Blame
as Giovannino ApicellaA comedy about an unemployed fellow who goes to live with his brother and runs into trouble with...
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I Sing for You Alone
as Gilberto, l'impressarioMarcello, a shy tenor, is afraid of singing in public. Two friends of his think of having an...
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Lu Curaggio De Nu Pumpiero Napulitano
as uncreditedThanks to the legacy of an English lord, the cobbler Andrea has become a baron and now has...
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Cuore
as Vincenzo CrosettiEnrico Bottini, an engineering student, prepares to serve as an officer when Italy declares war...
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